Insacco&… People in ancient Greece used snakes as projectile weapons during sea battles, explains Gianni Insacco, a zoologist/paleontologist at Italy’s Insacco Museo Civico di Storia Naturale. there are 5 kinds of Viper known in Greece. On 21 May 1864 the Ionian Islands officially reunited with Greece. World War II There are around 45 species of snakes in Turkey, and of these around 10 are poisonous. In 1923, following orders by Mussolini, the Italians temporarly occupied Corfu. Am I going to bump into these in the sea.!!!! those are -Vipera xanthina (it lives in the nothen part of Greece) ... Central Anatolia and Turkey’s Black Sea region. Try and get a look at the snake so you can describe it to your doctor. There are sometimes snakes in lakes (not in the sea or in the ocean -there is no ocean in Greece), but they are not dangerous. Hit that play button, like it and subscribe if you want more! Ever since Eve’s transgression in the Garden of Eden, snakes in Christian tradition have been associated with lies, evil and temptation. Answer 11 of 23: I keep seeing references to sea snakes and turtles, turtles I can live with but have areal problem with snakes. There are snakes in Crete and in other places of Greece, but they neither appear very often nor they are very poisonous and very dangerous. its bite can cause death is few seconds and its kind is the most dangerous from the similar snakes that exist in Europe Continent. The most common venomous snake is the black viper. Cheers. It prefers rocky places where sun is hot and it moves specially during daytime. Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark was born in Corfu in 1921 and grew up to become Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Crayfish, Squid, good times and free swimming with what could be the biggest Sea Snake of it's kind in the world! There are also snakes in very dry places, sometimes near the beach. If you do get bitten by a snake please seek medical assistance. ?

'Sea Snakes have no need to come ashore, so when one becomes stranded, there is most likely an underlying illness or injury,' she said. Snakes.